The Academy has reviewed a draft of the Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that was recently leaked to media outlets. The proposed budget includes extensive cuts to our nation’s public health infrastructure and explicitly...
Eliminating Essential Public Health Services Harms All Americans On Tuesday, April 1, the Trump Administration began sweeping cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which resulted in the dismantling of a range of divisions and agencies within the HHS. The week prior,...
Washington, D.C.: The American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM) announces the second year of the Dr. Dawn K. Smith HIV Prevention Clinical Fellowship, funded by a grant through ViiV Healthcare. The fellowship provides comprehensive HIV prevention training for clinicians who do not practice HIV medicine...
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Academy of HIV Medicine, in partnership with Vindico Medical Education, have launched a new online course for providers that addresses the urgency of increasing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and the need for equitable preventive care. This new course is...
On Monday, January 20, 2025, the Trump White House issued numerous executive orders, and several affect those in the LGBTQIA community. One executive order rescinds many of the orders issued during the Biden presidency, including Executive Order 13988, Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis...
A Message from Bruce J. Packett II, Executive Director of the American Academy of HIV Medicine As the Executive Director of the American Academy of HIV Medicine, I would like to address the outcomes of the presidential and congressional elections last week. As everyone knows, former...